Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Colfax. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Colfax.
Colfax
26 scored schools near Colfax
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
28 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 20 miles of Colfax.
No magnets or schools of choice are within 20 miles of Colfax.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Colfax?
13 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Colfax Elementary, 0.2 miles away.
Distance 0.2mi
Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
232057% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 2.8mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
184636% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 4.4mi
Alta Sierra Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
253045% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 68th percentile
Distance 6.7mi
Cottage Hill Elementary
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades K–5
132958% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile
Distance 10.0mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
233740% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary · Grades K–8
152362% below the standard
Scope Score 74Developing · 41st percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Auburn Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1381% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Distance 15.0mi
EV Cain Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1970% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 11th percentile
Distance 15.2mi
Georgetown Elementary
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades K–6
1875% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 15th percentile
Distance 16.4mi
Northside Elementary
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades K–6
212455% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 61st percentile
Distance 17.0mi
Ophir STEAM Academy
Loomis Union Elementary · Grades K–8
182458% below the standard
Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
Distance 17.2mi
Skyridge Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
212554% below the standard
Scope Score 75Developing · 47th percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Newcastle Elementary
Newcastle Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
343036% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 79th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Colfax, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Colfax?
13 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Chicago Park Elementary, 2.8 miles away.
Distance 2.8mi
Chicago Park Elementary
Chicago Park Elementary · Grades K–8
3264% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Distance 4.3mi
Weimar Hills
Placer Hills Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
172756% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 6.8mi
Magnolia Intermediate
Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary · Grades 6–8
163252% below the standard
Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile
Distance 7.9mi
Union Hill Middle
Union Hill Elementary · Grades 7–8
152560% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 51st percentile
Distance 10.0mi
Lyman Gilmore Middle
Grass Valley Elementary · Grades 5–8
2069% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 27th percentile
Distance 10.0mi
Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary · Grades K–8
272350% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1882% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 10.8mi
Seven Hills Intermediate
Nevada City Elementary · Grades 4–8
222652% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 70th percentile
Distance 13.1mi
Ready Springs Elementary
Penn Valley Union Elementary · Grades 4–8
2271% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile
Distance 14.2mi
Auburn Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1382% below the standard
Scope Score 68Needs Support · 10th percentile
Distance 15.0mi
EV Cain Elementary
Auburn Union Elementary · Grades K–8
1681% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 5th percentile
Distance 17.0mi
Ophir STEAM Academy
Loomis Union Elementary · Grades K–8
373825% below the standard
Scope Score 86Strong · 90th percentile
Distance 18.4mi
Grizzly Hill
Twin Ridges Elementary · Grades K–8
1287% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 3rd percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Colfax, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Colfax?
6 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Colfax. The closest is Colfax High, 0.2 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 0.2mi
Colfax High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
223444% below the standard
Scope Score 82Strong · 78th percentile
Distance 3.7mi
Bear River High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
292843% below the standard
Scope Score 79Solid · 69th percentile
Distance 9.2mi
Foresthill High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
192952% below the standard
Scope Score 81Solid · 74th percentile
Distance 10.5mi
Nevada Union High
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
242254% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 15.7mi
Placer High
Placer Union High · Grades 9–12
242848% below the standard
Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile
Distance 18.7mi
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
Black Oak Mine Unified · Grades 7–12
143155% below the standard
Scope Score 71Developing · 28th percentile
Continuation and other schools · 2
These schools are listed separately. Some are compared only with California schools of the same kind. Some have no score because students are placed there.
Distance 9.0mi
Silver Springs High (Continuation)
Nevada Joint Union High · Grades 9–12
1189% below the standard
Needs Support · 5th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Distance 15.6mi
Confluence Continuation High
Placer Union High · Grades 10–12
95% below the standard
Solid · 56th percentileRanked only against California continuation high schools.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Colfax, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Colfax?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Weimar AcademyGrades 9–12 · 71 students5.0 mi
- Live Oak Waldorf SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 158 students6.7 mi
- Christian Encounter High SchoolGrades 11–12 · 6 students7.5 mi
- Forest Lake Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 197 students7.8 mi
- Mount St. Mary AcademyGrades K–8 · 185 students9.3 mi
- Echo Ridge Christian SchoolGrades K–8 · 49 students10.8 mi
- Pine Hills Adventist AcademyGrades Pre-K–12 · 133 students12.6 mi
- St. Joseph Catholic SchoolGrades K–8 · 206 students14.0 mi
- Legacy Christian SchoolGrades K–6 · 77 students14.4 mi
- Ananda Living Wisdom SchoolGrades K–12 · 20 students18.6 mi
10 private schools are within 20 miles of Colfax, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Colfax?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Placer Union High4 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Auburn Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Black Oak Mine Unified3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Nevada Joint Union High3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Pleasant Ridge Union Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above